Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 77
य इच्छेन्नरकं गंतुं सपुत्रपशुबांधव । देवेष्वधिकृतं कुर्याद्ब्राह्मणेषु च गोषु च
ya icchennarakaṃ gaṃtuṃ saputrapaśubāṃdhava | deveṣvadhikṛtaṃ kuryādbrāhmaṇeṣu ca goṣu ca
Whoever wishes to go to hell—along with his sons, cattle, and kinsmen—should commit wrongdoing against the gods, against the Brāhmaṇas, and against cows.
Unknown (contextual narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; likely Sūta relating the teaching)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A stark moral allegory: a man commits offenses in a temple precinct and toward cows/Brāhmaṇas; behind him, a shadowy path descends toward naraka, while his family and cattle follow—illustrating shared consequence.
FAQs
Aparādha against the divine order—gods, Brāhmaṇas, and cows—is presented as a direct cause of severe downfall.
The admonition is embedded in Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, framing Prabhāsa as a dharma-protecting sacred region.
No positive ritual is stated; the verse prescribes restraint—avoid offenses toward devas, Brāhmaṇas, and cows.